Over the last few years, several popular books have come out which have made me feel a little uncomfortable, and not in a good way. These are books which focus on the afterlife through the experiences of those who are supposed to have seen heaven or hell. Now these kinds of books have been around [...]
I read an excellent article this morning that I wanted to pass on. Kevin DeYoung discusses the issue of measuring numbers in the church. He rightly says that we are prone to pass judgment on large churches and that we are just as likely to dismiss small churches as irrelevant. DeYoung advocates a balanced approach [...]
Yesterday I posted about the spiritual benefit that can come from regularly scheduled reading. Thirty minutes a day (15 minutes in the Bible and 15 minutes in other good Christian books) can be a real blessing to your life. There are all sorts of good ways to approach Bible reading, and you can find many [...]
Last week, I posted a video about the single most important thing you can do for your physical health. The video revealed that studies show that a half hour of exercise each day was the most beneficial thing we can do for our health. I don’t have studies, I don’t have cool videos, but I [...]
Kevin DeYoung nails it once again with his recent blog article by this title. One of the chief objections to the biblical teaching of salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone is that people believe it gives us license to sin. But DeYoung’s article answers that objection strongly and is well-worth [...]
There is a great little article today on the Desiring God website which gives a very interesting answer to the question, “Are you lukewarm?” Check it out at the link below . . . http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/test-yourself-are-you-lukewarm
There is one word in America which is so despised that most people dismiss it offhand as a hopelessly outdated concept. This word is so hated that most people won’t take the time to seriously consider how ignoring it has devastated our nation and individual lives. It’s not a word that most people think of [...]
One of the members of our church, a man named Noel, recently wrote the following sentence regarding a biblical perspective on corporate worship . . . “Concerning worship, certainly anything prescribed and prohibited by the Scriptures should surely be adhered to vigorously and joyfully, but those things which are not delineated should be weighed thoughtfully [...]
I ran across two thought-provoking articles today on two different topics. Russell Moore addresses the issue of Judgment Houses, those Christian haunted houses used by many churches as an outreach during the time around Halloween. Then, I read an excellent Thom Rainer article on Five Warning Signs of Declining Churches. I hope you’ll read these [...]
I set out in late September to write a three part series of blog posts on three “front and center” realities for Christians. These realities are the key ideas about our world we must keep in mind if we are to live faithfully and not have a warped approach to life. I began the series [...]
